
Kick-Or-Treat
2022
Tournament Rules
I. TEAMS
1) Teams shall consist of a
maximum of six players.
2) All players must be currently
registered with NTSSA.
a.
If a player is NOT currently registered with NTSSA through their home
association, they will be required to pay an additional fee upon tournament
registration in order to register with HCSA and NTSSA.
3) Your current team roster may
be divided to form more than one 4-on-4 team for this tournament.
4) A medical release for each
participating player must be submitted at check-in.
5) Players MAY NOT compete on
more than one team in this tournament. Violation of this rule will result in
the suspension of both teams.
6) Choose a name for the team,
but remember to include the coach’s name to avoid any conflicts. Bring
alternate jerseys to avoid conflicts. Home team should change jerseys whenever
possible.
II. PLAYING FIELD &
EQUIPMENT
1) Playing fields shall be 30
yards long and 25 yards wide. The center circle will be an 8 foot radius.
2) The size of the goal will be 3
ft tall by 5 ft wide.
3) A DEAD ZONE, an 8 foot radius
semi-circle, will be marked in front of each goal. THE ENTIRE BALL MUST COMPLETELY CROSS THE LINE TO ENTER THE DEAD
ZONE.
4) The NEUTRAL ZONE shall be the area bounded by an imaginary
line drawn from the top of the DEAD ZONE to each touch line and the end line,
but shall not include the DEAD ZONE.
5) All soccer balls will be size
4.
6) Shin guards are required but
not provided.
7) The Henderson County Soccer
Association volunteers have made every reasonable effort to ensure the safety
of the facility, but assume no liability for injury or lost or stolen property
of either participants or spectators.
8) The Henderson County Soccer Association
reserves the right to delay games or cancel tournament in the event of severe
weather conditions.
a.
All tournament updates will be made via Facebook and website
(hcsa.gotsport.com) to all participants and spectators access to the latest
weather updates.
III. THE GAME
1) Each game will be 22 minutes
long (two 10 minutes halves with a two minute half-time.) Each team must be
prepared to start within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time. Any team not on
the field, prepared to start within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time will
forfeit the game.
2) A coin toss will determine
starting possession. Opposition will control the ball at the start of the
second half.
3) The team which scores the most
goals during regulation time will be declared the winner.
4) Teams tied at the end of
regulation will split the points and move immediately into a tie-breaker to determine
the head to head winner in case of a tie in points for ADVANCEMENT. The winner
of the tie-breaker will be considered the winner of head to head competition in
the case of a tie in points, see VIII.
ADVANCEMENT.
IV. RULES ENFORCEMENT
1) One referee will officiate
each game. The referee will call fouls and keep times. The referee has the
FINAL say concerning play of each game consistent with NTSSA, and HCSA.
2) If a player receives a red
card, that player is suspended from further play in the tournament. All red
cards will be reported to player’s home association, which may warrant
additional sanctions.
3) Yellow and red cards earned by
a player or a coach will negatively affect the teams points earned for the game
cards earned. Each yellow card will deduct one point from team’s total points
and each red card will deduct two points from team’s total from the game. Teams
earning penalty cards can potentially end the game with negative points.
4) NO SLIDING WILL BE PERMITTED.
Caution cards may be given to players violating this rule.
V. PARTICIPATION
1) Only four players from each
six-member team will be allowed on the field at any one time.
2) The fifth and sixth player
will be available for free substitution.
3) Substitutions may be made on
the fly, from the mid-field line.
4) If players are absent from the
event, the team may elect to play with only three players (numbers down);
however, a team may not play with fewer than three players.
5) No player may act as a goalkeeper,
i.e. no player may use their hands.
6)
No players may enter the DEAD ZONE to
interfere with the ball. A player may pass through the DEAD ZONE; however there
may not be any contact with the ball inside the DEAD ZONE by any player.
Infringement of this rule will result in a direct kick taken from half field
marker. No player on either team can be on the offensive side of field during
direct kick.
VI. SCORING
1) A goal is scored when the
ball’s entire diameter passes COMPLETELY over the end line while it is between
the goal posts and below the cross bar.
2) Goals may be scored from only
the offensive side of field.
VII. DURING THE GAME
1) The ball is out of bounds when
its entire diameter passes COMPLETELY over the touch-line or the end-line while
it is not a goal.
2) If the ball goes out of bounds
over the touch-line, the opposing team will be awarded an indirect free kick
from that point.
3) If the offensive team kicks
the ball out of bounds over the end-line, the defensive team will be awarded an
indirect free kick from the NEUTRAL ZONE.
4) If the defensive team kicks
the ball out of bounds over the end-line, the offensive team will be awarded a
corner kick. Corner kicks are DIRECT kicks.
5) All kicks except penalty kicks
and corner kicks are INDIRECT. Kickoffs are indirect kicks.
VIII. ADVANCEMENT
1) Advancement for age brackets
will be determined by a point system. Teams tied at the end of regulation will
split the points. Points for ADVANCEMENT will be awarded as follows:
6 points = WIN
1 point =
Shutting out other team during regulation time
1 point = For
each goal scored during regulation time (up to a max of 3)
MAXIMUM POINTS
PER GAME EQUALS 10
2) If 2 teams accumulate the same
number of points during bracket play, ties will be broken using the following
methods in the order listed. Any other method may be prescribed by the
tournament committee on an as needed basis.
1. Head-to-head
wins
2. Goal
differential
3. Goals gained
4. Shut-outs
obtained
5. Goals against
6. Penalty
shootout
3) Penalty cards will cause a
deduction in team points. Teams will receive a 1 point deduction for each
yellow card earned by a player or coach. Teams will receive a 2 point deduction
for each red card earned by a player or coach.
The
HCSA Tournament Committee reserves the right to amend these rules as needed;
tournament rules will comply with NTSSA rules for sanctioned tournaments. Tournament
director has final decision on all matters.
Refunds
not related to inclement weather will be given at the discretion of HCSA.
If
inclement weathers cancels the tournament prior to the completion of a team’s
first scheduled game of the tournament, a maximum of fifty percent (50%) of the
teams entry fee may be retained by the tournament to cover start-up cost of the
tournament.
Checks
returned NSF will be reported to the Henderson County District Attorney Hot
Check Department for prosecution.
Any
team that withdraws from the tournament after the registration deadline will
not receive a refund of the team’s registration fee.
Any
team that withdraws from a tournament less than two weeks from the start of a
tournament or does not complete all required scheduled games may not be allowed
to enter any sanctioned tournaments until said team appears before the NTSSA
Cup & Games Committee. The committee may issue sanctions to include
suspension from tournament play.